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Shares of MetLife Inc. slid 5.1% to $72.07 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 6,878.88 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.1% to 48,977.92.
MetLife Inc. closed 17.5% short of its 52-week high of $87.39, which the company achieved on March 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Cigna Group rose 0.3% to $289.82, American International Group Inc. rose 0.2% to $80.49, and Prudential Financial Inc. fell 3.84% to $98.38.
Trading volume totaled 8.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 27, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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